Engine Updates

ShouldntExist 0.3 (UCI)
Bash source; requires bash interpreter to run
- this version of the engine has the codename: Bugorrit
- SMP support (to justify the name ;))
- scoring of forced mates (within the horizon)
- vastly reduced use of shell features implemented using fork():
- sped up nicely under Linux
- sped up astronomically under Windows
- still slow on any OS; probably still slower under Windows than under Linux
- bugfix: due to a typo, the engine wouldn't mind "king trades"
http://www.mediafire.com/?8adp1pduzkr8vyb (direct link)

Chess News

ChessBin 0.0.7.9 ChessGUI (WB)
simple chess GUI; WB engine also available (not updated)
http://www.chessbin.com/page/Download-Chess-Bin-Chess-Game.aspx

Scid On The Go 1.11 for Android
Scid database browser ported to the Android by Gerhard Kalab
http://code.google.com/p/scidonthego/

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Bearded homepage down for 49 days
Brutus homepage down for 48 days
Frenzee homepage down for 224 days (purposely down until new engine release)
Sorgenkind homepage down for 90 days
Typhoon homepage down for 16 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Usurper homepage down for 89 days (no response in 60 seconds)
FreeChess homepage back up
Uralochka homepage back up

Wiki Changes

Chess GUI List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added mACE
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list

Bonus Notifications (recent releases of free stuff)

Warnings:

- do not install unwanted toolbars, etc.
- alpha releases have new features; crashes and bugs are to be expected
- beta releases have new features; they may contain bugs or crash
- release candidate software may contain minor bugs; crashes are rare

jQuery 1.5.2
cross-browser, open source JavaScript library that simplifies client-side scripting of HTML
http://jquery.com/ (homepage)
http://blog.jquery.com/2011/03/31/jquery-152-released/ (announcement)

Meaning of Colors

Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only

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